Tissot refers to this watch model as modernity meets meticulous craftsmanship, and I have to agree.

One thinks of squelette watches as highly ornate works of art, and the vast majority are, but this one is slightly different, in a positive way.

The overall look is "retro-futurism" in my view, and that makes it stand-out from the crowd.

At 43mm, I find its size perfect for me, and weighing 89 grams, so light I did a double-take to ensure it read steel and not titanium on the case!

Its legibility is quite good for a skeletonized watch with big blued hands on prominent display making it easy to find and read the time.

The silky-smooth UNITAS caliber is decorated in a unique way, exclusive to Tissot, and appeals to those of us that enjoy mechanical elements in motion. It is easy to hand-wind thanks to the knurled crown.

The hands are blued steel with SuperLuminova luminiscence, as are the indices around the "dial".

I would have preferred a bracelet, challenging the Tissot engineers to come up with a design befitting the case shape and the movement finishing, but maybe this is something Tissot will offer soon. The strap is black crocodile-pattern leather with a steel folding clasp.

Movement is the Swiss manual-wind ETA caliber UNITAS 6497-1 with an exclusive Tissot finish and execution. It has 17 jewels, 18,000 vph and a power reserve of 48 hours.

The MSRP on this Tissot is a reasonable, to me, $1,950. Its execution is near-perfect and the quality of the fit-and-finish is extremely high.